Automatic trunk-lock.



e. 11-. WHEA RY. AUTOMATIC TRUNK LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, I914.

1,172331; Patented Feb. 15,1916.

W/TNES A 7' TUFV/VE Y5 GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

AUTOMATIC TRUNK-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application filed February 24, 1914. Serial No. 820,390.

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WHnARY, a citizen of the United States,and resident .of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Automatic Trunk'Locks, ofwhich the following is a descriptlon, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in automatic trunk looks moreparticularly adapted for trunks which are locked or bolted at aplurality of points.

In trunks of the ordinary type, the covers or sections are provided withone look and a plurality of bolts or other locking devices to securelyfasten the parts together, and in wardrobe and other trunks of thebetter type a plurality of keyed locks are used for each cover orsection. In the trunks of the type last mentioned, the locks'areindependently unlocked and the bolts or other locking 'means areindependently actuated to release the cover or section. The operation ofthe different devices requires time and in some cases the bolts or otherlocking means are difficult to unlock.

It is one of the objects of the present invent'ion to eliminate thebefore mentioned objectionable features and provide a trunk with aplurality of locks which may be unlocked by the use of a key engagingone of the locks. v

A further object of the invention is to rovide an automatic trunk lockadapted to ock a trunk cover or section at a plurality of points, thelock being so constructed as to be actuated to simultaneously unlock thesecuring means at the different points.

A further object of the invention is to provide an. automatic trunk lockwhich is of simple construction, is strong and durable and which is welladapted forthe purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved automatic trunk lock and its parts and combinations as setforth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views, Figure 1 is a front view ofa trunk provided with the improved automatic lock; Fig. 2 is a verticalongitudinal sectional view of the runk showing the portions of thelocking means within the trunk ;.Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional viewthereof on a larger scale, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4: isan inner face view of the main lock and a portion of the locking bar,portions of the locking bar being broken away to show interiorconstruction.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates a trunk body and 9 thehinged cover thereof which is locked to the body portion when in closedposition by hasp locks 10 and 10 mounted on the respective frontportions of the trunk near the opposite ends thereof. The trunk is alsoprovided with fixtures 11 which serve to hold the adjacent edges of thecover and body portion in alinement;

The hasp lock 10 comprises the hinged hasp member 12 fastened to thecover and the hasp plate 13 fastened to'and set into the body portion ofthe trunk. The hasp plate is provided with a spring actuated latchmember 14 which lockingly engages the eye portion 15 of the hinged haspmember 12 when sprung to closed position. The shank of the bolt 16 ofthe latch member 14 is 'connected by a chain 17 or other flexibleconnection which will yield in one direction, to a slidable bar 18mounted on the inner face of the front wall of the trunk body. The baris slidably held by straps 19 and the portion of the bar which enga esone of these straps is formed of less wi th to provide shoulders 20.These shoulders serve as stops which engage the strap to limit thelongitudinal play of the bar. The opposite free end of the barterminates at a point in the rear of the hasp lock 10 and is providedwith a bolt opening 21 the purpose of which will be described later.

The hinged hasp member 22 carries a. Yale or other suitable lock 23which is provided with transversely movable bolts 24:. These bolts haveinclined or beveled ends 25 so they will snap into locking position withthe inner edge of the hasp plate 26 'which is mounted on and set intothe body portion of the trunk. A key 27' controls the movement of lockbolts 24 toward each other to disengage the hasp plate and therebyunlock the trunk in the ordinary manner. Each hinged hasp member isprovided with a fiat spring 28, which automatically swings the hingedportion of said member outwardly when released by the bolts or latch inthe ordinary manner.

- that it may also be used forlocking other engaged thereby,

containers and doors without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

It is also to be understood that the other lock bolt may'also beprovided with a'pin adapted to engage a locking bar in the'same mannerbefore described with relation to the first mentioned bolt.

It is to be further understood that while the specification and thedrawing disclose but one form of theinvention that the construction maybe modified in many ways 1 without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as defined in the claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An automatic lock, comprising a hasp latch member, a hasp lock memberspaced therefrom, and a means connecting the two members together whenthe lock member is in locked position, said connecting means unlockingthe latch member when the lock member is unlocked.

'2. An automatic lock,

comprising a latch member, a hinged hasp member lockingly memberprovided with a bolt having a locking engagement with the plate, and ameans connected to the latch member and extending to a position adjacentto the hasp plate and engaged by the bolt for unlocking the latch memberwhen the last mentioned hasp member is unlocked from the plate.

3. An automatic lock, comprising a spring actuated latch member, ahinged hasp member lockingly engaged thereby, a hasp plate spacedtherefrom, a hinged hasp member a hasp plate, a hinged hasp having alock which lockingly engages the plate and also having a pro ectingportion extending from one of its movable parts, and a bar connected tothe latch member and extending to a position adjacent to the projectionof the lock and engaged and moved thereby 'to unlock the latch memberwhen the lock is unlocked from the plate.

4. An automatic lock, comprising a spring actuated latch member, aspring actuated hinged hasp member lockingly engaged thereby, ahasp'plate spaced from the latch member, a hinged hasp member having aslidable bolt which lockingly engages the plate and also having pin-likeportion projecting from the slidable bolt, and a bar having a connectionwith the latch and provided with an opening into which the pin portionextends when the lock engages the plate to unlock the latch member whenthe lock is unlocked from the plate, the con nection between the bar andthe latch permitting the latch to freely move -in one direction.

5. An automatic lock, comprising a spring actuated latch member, aspring actuated hinged hasp member, lockingly engaged thereby, ahaspplate spaced from the latch member, a hinged hasp member havingalock which lockingly engages the plate and also having pin-like portionprojecting from a movable portion of the lock, a bar having a connectionwith the latch and provided with an opening into which the pin portionextends when the lock engages the plate to unlock the latch member whenthe lock is unlocked from the plate,

the connection between the bar and the latch permitting the latch tofreely move in one direction, and means for limiting the movement of thebar.

'In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY. Witnesses:

CLINT D. FRAZELL, EMMA RAsMUssnN.

